<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default">Dear All,<br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div>With the start of the new quarter, I would like to remind everyone of the following expectations. <b>Please review them carefully and let me know if you have concerns about any of these points. If I do not hear from you, I will assume you agree to comply. Failure to meet these expectations more than twice in a quarter will be taken as a signal that you wish to withdraw from the research group.</b><br><ol><li>Check your<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> email</span> regularly on workdays and respond to emails promptly. This includes my emails, group emails, and any relevant school emails. As a rule of thumb, reply to emails within the same business day unless otherwise specified<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> in the emails</span>.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> In case the email content takes a longer time to address, acknowledge receipt of the email on the same day. </span></li><li>If we agree on due dates for <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">any </span>research items, meet these deadlines or inform me in advance if there are unexpected delays.</li><li>If you plan to take days off on workdays, seek approval in advance rather than notifying afterward.</li><li>Submit your timesheets in the university system on time, if applicable.</li><li>Be punctual for individual or group meetings. </li><li>[Graduate students only] Read research papers and update the shared Google Doc as you progress. The minimum expectation is to read and summarize one paper per week on average, with adjustments based on the stage of your project (e.g., periods of intense reading may be required at certain times).</li></ol>Thank you for your attention to these matters. Let’s continue working together to maintain a productive and respectful environment within the group.<div class="gmail_default"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default">Vivian</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(0,36,81);font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">-------------------------------</span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="color:rgb(0,36,81);font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">Wei Vivian Li</span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,36,81)"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,36,81)">Assistant Professor</span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,36,81)">Department of Statistics</span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,36,81)">University of California, Riverside</span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Segoe UI",-apple-system,"system-ui",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><font color="#0C64C0" face="Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13.32px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><a 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